Adjustable hog-trap.



G. M. LOWE. ADJUSTABLE HOG TRAP.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 31, 1913. 1,078,50Q.

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Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

G. M. LOWE.

ADJUSTABLE HOG TRAP. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1913.

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GEORGE M. LQ'WE, OF RIDGEW AY, MISSOURI.

ADJUSTABLE noo 'rnne.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 757,961.

To all whom it may concern Be it knowi'i that l, Gnonon M. Lows, a citizen of the United States, residing,' at Ridgcway, in the county of Harrison, State of Missouri, have invented. certain new and useful l'n'lproveinents in Adjustable Hog- .lraps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hog; traps.

One object of the inventionv to provide a simple adjustable device of this character which is designed. to he used for ringing, drencliiing, or permitting surgical operations on hogs.

Another object is to so construct the trap for hogs that the hog may be driven into the trap, or the trap placed over it and an attempt to esiape by sticking its nose through one end of the trap will cause the closing of the door to securely hold the hog imprisoned.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevalion of a trap made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation from the nose holding; end of the trap. Fig. 8 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a. vertical long-L tudinal sectional view on the line 4--4l of Fig. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse View on the. line of Fig. 3. ti is a. bot tom plan view of the trap.

later-ring particularly to the accompany ing drawings, 10 and. 11 represent the opposite side sections of my trap, these sections bein provided with the inwardly extending slotted strips 12 and the bolt carrying strips 13,'wherchy the sections may be adjusted toward and away from each other to accentmodate animals of ditterent sizes. Both ends of the trap are open, as indicated at 14 and 15, respectively, and in the end is is pivoted a vertical stanchion bar 16, this her being adapted to be drawn toward the seo-- tion 10 to securely hold the animals head which protrudes from the trap to permit a ring being placed in its nose. In the opp0- site end of the trap is a swinging gate 17, this gate being adapted to be engaged with a pivoted hook 19 pivotally carried in the upper portion of the section 1.0, to hold the gate in elevated position. Connected at one end to this hook 19, and at its other end to the upper end of the stanchion bar 16 is a wire 20, this wire hissing through suitable guides 21.

In using the trap for ringing a hogs nose, or for applying a dose of medicine, the door is raised and engaged with the hook 19, and the hop; then driven. throughthe o 'icning vhen the hog is inside the trap the stanchion bar. is swung over to provide a space between the oar and the section 10, through which the hog will naturally stick its head in an eli'ort to escape. When this is done, the stanchion bar is pushed over to securely hold the aniinal s head in the open ing, after which the loop 22 is engaged over the upper end of the bar 16 to hold the same in position. lVhen the lever 16 is moved out of clanniiing position, the wire rocks the hook on its pivot and permits the gate to fall, thus previ-znting the animal hacking out oi the trap. If desired, the gate need not be raised, in which case the trap is lifted and set down over the anilnaL.

Secured to the section 10 is a wide belt 23 which is adapted to he heckled around the animals body to hold the same secunely in position. "When the animal is so held, the trap is turned over on one side, and a movable bar 24. in the section 11 is moved to one side, and one of the animals hind legs drawn up through the opening and tied to the trap. held from movement, and various surgical operations can be performed. 7

What is claimed is-- I A. hog trap comprising a bottomless structure consisting of a pair of sections adjust-- ahle toward and away from-each other, both ends of the trap being open, a, swinging gate at one end of the trap, a pivoted stanchion bar, means for holding the gate in. elevated The animal is then securely position to permit an animal to enter the In testimony whereof, I affix my signzv trap, and connections between the stanchion ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

bar and the holdin means Whereb When m 1 w ,T the stanchion bar is moved out of cl mping UEORGEJ position the gate will be permitted to fall Witnesses: and prevent the animal backing from the S. D. RAWL1N,J12, trap. C. L. BUSH. 

